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Astarion's Book of Hungers
Each: Dimension Door, Modify MemoryDevil of Spoken Compulsion
Speaker devils are hulking, four-armed devils who discover the secrets of creatures they then compel to perform wicked deeds. Despite
. These devils record the secrets they uncover in Mephistar, Mephistopheles’s vast library in Cania. While greedy to uncover other creatures’ secrets, speaker devils diligently redact any
Cloud Giant Smiling One
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
(spell save DC 15, +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The giant has the following bard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): minor
has advantage on the attack roll.
Change Shape. The giant magically polymorphs into a beast or humanoid it has seen, or back into its true form. Any equipment the giant is wearing or carrying is
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
The illustrations on this deck of oracle cards move or change subtly when viewed indirectly. When you finish a long rest, you can spend 10 minutes consulting the cards for an omen of the coming day
. Roll a d20 and record the number rolled. Once in the next 8 hours, immediately after a creature within 60 feet of you makes an ability check, an attack roll, or a saving throw, you can use your
Classes
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
spiritual embodiments of powerful forces to change the world once more. Such spirits are capricious, though, and what a bard summons isn’t always entirely under their control.
Ritual Caster (Druid)
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Feats
Player’s Handbook (2014)
acquire a ritual book holding two 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
’s spell list, and the spells you choose must have the ritual tag. The class you choose also determines your spellcasting ability for these spells: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for
Bard
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
, decipher old tomes, travel to strange places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal
, ensuring that her companions’ words will be well received. Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds
Ritual Caster (Bard)
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
acquire a ritual book holding two 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
’s spell list, and the spells you choose must have the ritual tag. The class you choose also determines your spellcasting ability for these spells: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for
Ritual Caster (Warlock)
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
acquire a ritual book holding two 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
’s spell list, and the spells you choose must have the ritual tag. The class you choose also determines your spellcasting ability for these spells: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for
Classes
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
spiritual embodiments of powerful forces to change the world once more. Such spirits are capricious, though, and what a bard summons isn’t always entirely under their control.
Ritual Caster
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
acquire a ritual book holding two 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
’s spell list, and the spells you choose must have the ritual tag. The class you choose also determines your spellcasting ability for these spells: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for
Ritual Caster (Cleric)
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Feats
Player’s Handbook (2014)
acquire a ritual book holding two 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
’s spell list, and the spells you choose must have the ritual tag. The class you choose also determines your spellcasting ability for these spells: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for
Gladiator
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
perfection.
8
I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.
D6
IDEAL
1
Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good)
2
I love.
2
Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back.
3
I want to be famous, whatever it takes.
4
I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds
Ritual Caster (Sorcerer)
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
acquire a ritual book holding two 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
’s spell list, and the spells you choose must have the ritual tag. The class you choose also determines your spellcasting ability for these spells: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for
Ritual Caster (Wizard)
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
acquire a ritual book holding two 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells from that class
’s spell list, and the spells you choose must have the ritual tag. The class you choose also determines your spellcasting ability for these spells: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for
Entertainer
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
I get bitter if I’m not the center of attention.
7
I’ll settle for nothing less than perfection.
8
I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song
.
3
I want to be famous, whatever it takes.
4
I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds against that person’s.
5
I will do anything to prove myself superior to my
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and powerful. Most
weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers.
College of Swords Features
Bard Level
Feature
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
might use a circus troupe as cover for nefarious deeds such as assassination, robbery, and blackmail. Other blades strike at the wicked, bringing justice to bear against the cruel and powerful. Most
weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers.
College of Swords Features
Bard Level
Feature
Goliath
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
, committed by the goliath. Goliaths assign and use nicknames with their friends of other races, and change them to refer to an individual’s notable deeds.
Goliaths present all three names when
individual skill. They have a compulsion to keep score, counting their deeds and tallying their accomplishments to compare to others. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as a prod to improve their
Monsters
Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
a DC 19 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is pushed 60 feet away from the dragon.
Change Shape. Lhammaruntosz magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge
surrounding area as the captain of the Scaly Eye, a fleet that battled pirates and other threats. To honor her deeds, the Swords of Leilon constructed the Bronze Shrine, a massive temple to Bahamut, god
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
less than perfection.
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I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.
d6
Ideal
1
Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good
measure my deeds against that person’s.
5
I will do anything to prove myself superior to my hated rival.
6
I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe.
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Acolyte
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Basic Rules (2014)
particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example.
2
I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward
the personal cost. (Good)
3
Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic)
4
Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my faith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Bard Music is the fruit of the divine tree that vibrates with the Words of Creation. But the question I ask you is, can a bard go to the root of this tree? Can one tap into the source of that power
? Ah, then what manner of music they would bring to this world!
— Fletcher Danairia, master bard
Bards bring levity during grave times; they impart wisdom to offset ignorance; and they make the
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
unidentifiable as your true self. By removing your disguise and revealing your true face, you are no longer identifiable as your persona. This allows you to change appearances between your two personalities as
Infamy. My name will be a malediction, a curse that fulfills my will. (Evil)
5
Incorruptibility. Be a symbol, and leave your flawed being behind. (Any)
6
Anonymity. It’s my deeds that
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
person’s deeds and example.
2
I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward peace.
3
I see omens in every event and action. The
traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful)
2
Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
3
Change. We must help bring
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
conduct myself determines my reward in the afterlife. (Lawful)
6
Redemption. All creatures are capable of change for the better. (Good)
Bonds
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BOND
1
I have a
favorite religious hymn that I constantly hum.
2
I must keep a written record of my beliefs and the sins that I witness. When finished, this book will be my gift to the multiverse.
3
I have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, decipher old tomes, travel to strange places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal
Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, decipher old tomes, travel to strange places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal
Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Dungeon State This adventure describes each area as it exists when the characters first arrive in the Doomvault. As they explore, they change the dungeon’s state. Record the state each area is in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Bardic Versatility 4th-level bard feature Whenever you reach a level in this class that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can do one of the following, representing a change in focus
learned from this class’s Spellcasting feature with another cantrip from the bard spell list. A dragonborn bard of the College of Creation animates a statue to dance.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
hand while casting one of them. When you choose this feat, you acquire a ritual book holding two 1st-level spells of your choice. Choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer
spells: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for wizard. If you come across a spell in written form, such as a magical spell scroll or a wizard’s
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Personality Trait
1
I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example.
2
I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies
try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
3
Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic)
4
Power. I hope
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Spell Preparation by Class table. Spell Preparation by Class Class Change When You... Number of Spells Bard Gain a level One Cleric Finish a Long Rest Any Druid Finish a Long Rest Any Paladin Finish
Preparing Spells If you have a list of level 1+ spells you prepare, your spellcasting feature specifies when you can change the list and the number of spells you can change, as summarized in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
living storehouses of history and folklore. Bards know a great deal, and they tend to be willing to share what they know, or at least barter for it. The arrival of a renowned bard is a special occasion
, akin to the visit of a dignitary. A bard can reasonably expect at least a hot supper and a clean place to sleep from a local landlord or inn in exchange for a few songs or stories. A noble might host a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
deeds are power, and my aspirations will change the world.” Ideal. “Everyone wants to love me. I’ll make them realize that.” Bond. “I share my passions broadly and intensely, but everyone understands that the most dazzling flames die fastest.” Flaw. “Anyone who spurns my love will know my hunger.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Spell Preparation by Class table. Spell Preparation by Class Class Change When You... Number of Spells Bard Gain a level One Cleric Finish a Long Rest Any Druid Finish a Long Rest Any Paladin Finish
Preparing Spells If you have a list of level 1+ spells you prepare, your spellcasting feature specifies when you can change the list and the number of spells you can change, as summarized in the






